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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) may play a role in vascular aging. The authors hypothesized that blockade of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor with an angiotensin receptor blocker in healthy elderly subjects improves vascular compliance and endothelial function. Thirty-five healthy elderly subjects were randomized to valsartan or placebo in a double-blind crossover study after baseline testing for pulse wave velocity, aortic augmentation index, and brachial artery flow-mediated dilation. Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade with valsartan improved vascular compliance but not flow-mediated dilation. Changes in pulse wave velocity with valsartan were correlated with change in central systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure and remained associated on multivariate analysis. Change in pulse wave velocity after adjusting for degree of blood pressure change, age, and sex remained correlated with assignment to the angiotensin receptor blocker but not placebo. These data suggest that angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade improves aging-related vascular compliance without alterations in flow-mediated dilation. Mechanisms regulating compliance and endothelial function are complex and may not necessarily converge in aging.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1524-6175
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
783-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Antihypertensive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Brachial Artery, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Compliance, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Cross-Over Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Double-Blind Method, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Reference Values, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Tetrazoles, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Valine, pubmed-meshheading:17086018-Vasoconstriction
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Angiotensin receptor blockade improves vascular compliance in healthy normotensive elderly individuals: results from a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.
pubmed:affiliation
Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. rajagopalan.19@osu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't